Strengthening ties with the EU could recalibrate the country’s balancing act between Russia and the West, especially when it comes to sanctions enforcement.
The EU-Central Asia summit, held in Samarkand on April 3-4, marked a milestone. For the first time, the leaders of all five Central Asian states gathered for direct talks with the European Union. For Kazakhstan, the summit capped off a month of high-level meetings with European representatives in Astana, as well as the announcement of rare mineral discoveries. Recent developments hint at a closer relationship between Kazakhstan and the EU, and signal that Astana may do more to stop Kazakh companies from helping
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